Vison of Life...It speaks about my views towards what's happening around us, though many of the things represents Pune, a becoming Metro in Maharashtra,India yet most of us live in similar city life. In city day to day life all we face is problems around us; from traffic to water to slums to power supply & many more, but who has solutions? That's why the name
Vison of Life!
Sanjay Deshpande

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Abstract Mind is Healthy Mind!

“Not all doors open in the same direction and with the same
effort!” … Jasleen Kaur Gumber.

Jasleen, is ‎Manager- Brand Marketing at Benetton - ‎Benetton Group, India. If you are
wondering why I used such abstract quote of hers, then sure for being a brand
marketing in-charge of a MNC she has to be abstract in thinking as that’s
something which can get you best as well worst of the surprises, provided you
welcome both with open mind! It’s now nearly five years I have been
writing blog but suddenly I remembers that each of my blog has some definite
shape or form in the form of subject & entire thought process revolves
around that subject. Nothing wrong as it channelizes the thought flow &
many a times helps me in organizing my own thought process regarding my daily
chores. But then to write a blog about a particular topic needs a fixed form of
words while the thought process is on all the time. Thanks to the whats-ap era
where I can at least store the flickers of thought bursts. Though till now
never tried to gather them together but it’s like making a abstract bouquet of
flowers from different breeds than just a rose bouquet or jarbera flowers.

That way we all think all the time but very rarely we are able
to bind the thoughts in words that too in writing form. It’s been wonderful
stress buster if we give a try then only; sure it’s worked well with me.
Another advantage of thinking abstract is in our daily routine we have been so
chained to our day to day activities that we have forgotten what it feel to
think something which is not routine! The best example
of abstract is nature where everything is fresh & different & only if
we open up our mind to abstractness then we can enjoy beauty around which
nature gives us. And more important is to storing this abstractness in word
form as when many days later you will look back at your storage you will
realize this is your most precious asset as it’s your very own created! Recently I get to
attend talk show by my friend Vikrant’s organization Senate in which Mr. Arun
Nathani, CEO of Software MNC, Cybage, mentioned importance of data. And its
habit of writing all such abstractness of your mind only, which later becomes
vital data for many things. In my case many of my work concepts or ideas are
generation of going through my data bank of all the abstract thoughts stored in
form of write-ups.

Another important
aspect of thinking abstract & writing it is it keeps you sensitive towards
your surrounding or else you just become a spare part of giant robotic system,
which we call life. You keep doing your routine work for years without even
thinking what you feel about your own self & that’s end of innovation or
imagination in you! Here is some abstractness about recent events around, its right from
celebrating jayantis’ (birth day) of Hon Babasaheb Amabedkar to mythological
character of Hanumanji to writing to my younger son on his birthday & then
there is Vaidya aaji who stands on one side of all celebrations, fighting for
her very basic needs of medicines; all these things I try to put in words, some
I shared on whatsap & some I just kept with myself!...

Dr. Babasheb Ambedkar Jayanti 14t April:

Some names become phenomenon; Mandela, Lincoln, Shivaji Maharaj
& Amabedkar are such! Can one man change the course of history of a nation?
Yes, when I hear name of babasaheb I believe it! only unfortunate part is like
most cases we in our country blindly warships the person than following his
philosophy, may it be Gandhi or Babasaheb; both would have been extremely sad
had they been alive looking at the way their thoughts have been used for just
getting votes & their philosophy has been restricted in the frame of their
photographs behind every table in government offices! we are now nearly 70 year
old free democracy & with each passing year the gap between rich & poor
is increasing, more than that the gap between every religion, every caste may
it be marahta vs. dalit or bramhin vs. dalit or Hindu vs. others, a silent
hatred is flowing among the people is a fact which no one will admit but
everyone can feel! How casually we say "shewati to na jatiwarach janar, or
we use terms like bhaturda or 96 or jay bhim", while calling some
particular caste person. High time we should identify a human by his qualities
than his birth as nobody can pick which caste to be he or she should born by
choice, if it is so then why we categorize humans by caste? I think babasheb
never wanted walls of caste to be build among the society but to break down
them he came with the concept as Bauddha religion which like Jainism is a way
to life but look what has happened today to our society the walls of castes
& religions are being built by some Abuja cement, making them unbreakable
to any force! On top of it may it be Shivaji Maharaj or Babasaheb, their souls
would have been in tears had they saw walls of speakers & drunk dancing by
so called karyakartas, blocking entire traffic on their jayantis &
punyatithis.. I think to
understand Babsaheb & walk on his path of peace, honesty & humanity is
the only way to pay the tribute than just blindly saying Jay Bhim &
coloring ourselves blue!! That’s the way to achieve what he spent his life
for!!

-------------------

Hanuman Jayanti…

Hanuman, unique character from Hindu mythology & a true idol!

Born to father like Wind & mother of mountain lady Anjani no
wonder he is symbol of speed & strength! But more than that hanuman has
mind of a super computer & he is humorous too! There are many examples of
his razor sharp mind & temperament to keep cool in tough situations to get
out of them with ease! May it be shrinking his size to get in mouth of the
demon & come out in instant or sitting on high chair of his own tail to
keep pride in front of Ravan, all this tells about hanuman’s witty mind &
fast thinking! Most important is
with all such powers which makes him super hero he wasn’t greedy for anything
but devoted himself to Ram which is symbolic representation of goodness as in Hanuman's
place anybody would have gone for ruling the world by himself & thought of
becoming king but Hanuman preferred to serve goodness in form of Ram by being
his devotee & that makes Hanuman special!A lot to learn from
hanuman as in spite of his appearance yet he make you forget his looks &
make you awe for his achievements & that's what one should try
to do! We all have our limitations but what we can do with our strengths that
defines us! On this Hanuman Jayanthi let’s bow in front of Hanuman &
try to become one as whether he was real or not is not the issue, whether we understood
the concept named Hanuman, is more important!

Jay Hanuman

-----------------

4th April 2017

Happy Birthday Rohan!

Dear Chota,

12th May and 4th April are few dates which have made my life
more livable. Chota checking your whats-app DP’s is something I like to do and
some of your choices are weird yet interesting. I must say! Just like the one
which I have used above, a kid looking at Batman and saying “wish really you
were real”! You know how much I myself am fan of Batman and who says it’s not
real? It’s very much real as Batman is an attitude, that way every superhero
has his own identity yet Batman is very special as he is very much human, a
split personality, an orphan, rich orphan yet grown on his own and biggest war
he fights is within himself, just the way I can feel you fight within!

Chota you are lucky and unlucky both at a time; lucky because
you have everything right from your own SUV at the age where most teens are
worrying about future and unlucky as you are still unable to set your goals and
you haven’t had pleasure of being deprived from something! Many will say how not being deprived from having
everything can be sign of bad luck? Well unless and until you have been denied
of something, the fire to earn that thing doesn’t get ignited, is what I think
and I may be wrong!

Today I look at you and I am happy you are a good natured young
man but is that enough to live is something you should ask yourself, Chota at
age of 20, I was in charge of a site and was working 12 hours a day for salary
of Rs.1800/- per month and I won’t ever compare myself to you as our lives were
different, but how you look way ahead is what decides out life and high time
for you to do that!

Last few months were not as bad as they used to be on all
fronts assuring better times ahead and you are mature enough to
understand but then we all have our ways to deal with our travels is all I will
say! I am not a perfect father, I know it as sometimes in race of giving
justice to multiple roles often it’s your closest ones who get worst of you, is
bitter fact of life but I always tried to think best for you and dada! As
remember one thing, I can leave behind few crore rupees for you but one day
they will end but what you learn from me about life will grow with everyday,
the more you use it, so it’s your choice what you take from you father!

"What we know is drop of water, what we ignore is ocean";
that’s your whatsap status chota, I wish you know what it mean! Yes, even one drop of water is important for a thirsty
person and its enough as its sweet and even entire ocean is useless at some
times as its salty; water is power in any form. When steam it runs engines, when ice it makes your
bruises heal and when in liquid it not only takes care of your thirst but
generates the electricity through hydro power! So be like water as whatever
condition you are in, you should be useful to others that’s best way of earning
respect;that’s my wish for
you on your b'day

And one last thing, keep that goodness alive as that’s one thing
which can and will defeat every obstacle in way!

Love

Baba

-- -------------

Vaidya Aaji..

It was some 5 years back, summer of 2012 & I have just
reached my office from site & was in foul mood!! And there she was, in
reception sitting, my colleague madhuri who looks after reception told me she
wants to meet me. I looked at her, an aging face surely well above 70's, my
guess was right, she was 80 years old, her name Mrs. Vaidya is what she told me
& in her vibrating voice asked me can I buy some chakali & agarbattis
from her? I was speechless, first reaction was what’s this joke, this is office
not some dharamshala that any street vendor walking in! But next sentence hit
me very hard, "ragawu naka saheb, mi bramhan bai aahe, bhikari nahi, way
zalay, ghari koni nahi, potasathi karatey!" Means I am bramhin & from
good family & doing this for my survival! I looked at the old wrinkled
face, vaguely remembered my grandmothers face deep within & called her in
my cabin. After knowing more, she has no child & a lady named Aapte looks
after her & she lives in a single room in shaniwar peth with no one around
to look after & after selling day long chakli, chiwada she gets some Rs 100/200
from which she can buy medicines for her diabetes as well elder age health
issues, that’s why she is doing it! That day I told her from today she need not
have to worry for sale of chaklis for medicines, we will provide whatever
medicines she need & I am happy till today for 5 years Sanjeevani team,
ganesh & madhuri hasn’t failed one single month to do the job! Today she
has come to meet me again in noon & was sitting in reception, I sat beside
her & asked aaji sagala thik na?, those eyes have become real old now, the
voice is more vibrating, deep wrinkles covering face & she said "tuzi
krupa aahe baba"( meaning your blessings are there). Even writing this I couldn’t
see the screen of my cell as the eyes got wet remembering those words; I said it’s
not me but the god who makes this possible as that’s best reply I could give! I hurried from office assuring her all help;
I didn't have guts to look in those questioning old eyesas why God makes someone like Vaidya aaji
live so long & yet allow her to suffer so much, I have no answers!
Though I am happy & proud my team for taking care consistently & relieving
her from one burden at least of medicine expense! Frds, I shared here not to
tell how great we are but we met so many vaidya bai selling chaklis all around,
bramhin or not but they are human being first, I am happy that when I see any
such them my conscious is alive & I didn’t turned my face away from the
vaidya bai's face but tried my little bit!! If at all you come across any
vaidya bai you can buy chaklis at least if not do anything else...